Coming off its highest-scoring game of the season, the Naples High baseball team couldn't seem to find much offense Tuesday in the regional semifinals.

It turns out the Golden Eagles didn't need it.

Cape Coral-Baker held Naples to four hits, but the host Eagles advanced in the Class 6A playoffs with a 1-0 victory. Naples scored the game's only run in the bottom of the seventh despite not getting a hit in the inning.

After drawing three walks, Naples (20-8) had the bases loaded with one out in the final frame. Brett Scafidi, second in the batting order, then hit a high chopper to Baker shortstop Cody Keller. Kilton Anderson raced home from third and beat Keller's throw by a step, and the Golden Eagles' dugout erupted in celebration.

The play went into the books as a fielder's choice for Scafidi, leaving Naples hitless in the seventh but victorious nonetheless.

"I had no doubt," Anderson said. "I knew with the top of the order up to bat, there was no way we couldn't score."

Naples will travel to the Miami area Friday for the regional championship game against the winner of tonight's game between Archbishop McCarthy and Belen Jesuit. This is just the second time in school history the Eagles have advanced this far in the playoffs. The last time was 2009 when Naples won the 4A state championship.

With the speedy Anderson on third, Naples coach Rick Turner had confidence his team would score in the seventh. He might have even inadvertently foreshadowed Anderson's big play in the week leading up to the game.

When he showed up late to practice last week, Anderson explained to Turner that he had to go to the doctor to have his ankle checked every six months after injuring it during football season.

The victory was a big turnabout from Naples' performance in the regional quarterfinals. The Eagles pounded out 18 hits to survive a back-and-forth 12-10 victory over Cape Coral in nine innings Thursday.

The Eagles were in position to win thanks to the solid work of starting pitcher Sam Granoff. The junior left-hander threw a complete game, allowed just five hits and got Naples out of multiple late-inning jams.

Baker (17-13) left runners in scoring position in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings. The Bulldogs' Steve Nason led off the fifth and seventh with singles and got to third each time before Granoff was able to end the threat.

Bulldogs senior Braden Gutierrez was neck-and-neck with Granoff in the pitchers' duel before walking the first two batters in the seventh. He was pulled following a wild pitch and replaced with Sean Brady, who gave up the run-scoring fielder's choice to Scafidi.

The Golden Eagles will take a fan bus to the East Coast for Friday's regional championship game. Tickets will be $20 a person, and those interested should contact the Naples activities office at 377-2219.

The loss ended the best season in Baker history. The Bulldogs were the fifth seed in the five-team 6A-13 district tournament. They shocked top-seeded Riverdale to advance to regionals for the first time, then beat District 14 champ Barron Collier last week for their first regional win.